This study addresses a difficult barrier to hepatitis C elimination, specifically development and maintenance of a productive relationship between the health care provider and patient to ensure both treatment success and engagement in harm reduction services. Improvements in these domains may be observed through the use of a technique called "Motivational Interviewing" (MI). The aim of this study is to determine whether a customized motivational interviewing curriculum by general primary care and addictions medicine primary care providers changes rates of curative hepatitis C therapy completion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2
Motivational Interviewing is a directive, client-centered counselling style intended to elicit behavior change by helping patients reach health goals through their own desires and actions. A certified and experienced Motivational Interviewing trainer will develop and deliver the curriculum to healthcare providers.
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
HCV Treatment Completion
To measure the number of patients who complete HCV therapy
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Time from care engagement to treatment initiation
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of unique Hepatitis C related and unrelated health system visits
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of scheduled and attended medical care appointments
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Self-reported intent to initiate and maintain HCV treatment assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Healthcare provider knowledge, attitudes, and behavior about motivational interviewing and training assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Time to complete prescribed HCV treatment course
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
Percentage of eligible individuals that initiate HCV therapy
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years
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